The story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, that cold-hearted, tight-fisted and greedy man who despises Christmas for its frivolity and waste, is for many of us as much part of our Christmas tradition as carols, crackers and holly. ‘Bah humbug!’ has become part of our language – and is still used by some to express disgust at some of our Christmas traditions!